The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-08
THE WITCH's FATE.
A Cruel Prejudice Of Old Times
More Than Equaled Now.


Not many decades ago in this country,
the people were excited oyer witchcraft.
Persons suspected were thrown in'othe wa.
ter; if not witches they would drown; ifthey
were witches they would swim ashore, and
would be put to DEATH In any event they
we're doomed.
Not many years ago if person were
taken sick with advanced disorder Of the
Kidneys, the physician would pronounce
the disease Bright's disease, aud when so
declared, he regarded his responsibility at
an end. for medical authority admitted that
the disease wa. incursble.
When the physician found patient thus
afflicted. he would say, "Oh, slight attack
of the kidneys; will be all right in little
while" He knew to the contrary. But
if he could keep his patient on his hands
for few months. he knew he would derive
a great revenue from his case, and then
when the disease had progressed to ce r
tain stage, he would state the facts and re-
But the error of supposing the disease in
durable has swayed the public mind, long
after the fact has ceased 10 be. But public
opinion has been educated to the true
status Of the case by those who have dis
| counted the incurable theory, and the pub
lie recognizes and testifes to the fact that
Warmers safe cure is specific for this dis
ease This has been shown with thousands
of testimonials.
Upon referring to them upon our files we
| find that $1,000 reward will be given to
any one who can proye that so far as the
Manufacturers know they are not genuine
| and that hundreds of thousands similar in
character could be published if ii we're nee
esEary.
This condition of things is very amusing
to the journalist, who looks upon all sides
of every question. Proof should be accept
ed bv all, but prejudice fights proof for
many years. 1t seems strange that when
n proprietary medicine is doing the good
|
clans do not publicly endorse it. Many of
them, we are told, privately prescribe, as
it is sold By dealers in every part of the
country.
A few years ago, as stated. when q man
has Bright's disease, the doctor boldly an
nounced it, because it relieved him from
f,rtbor reeronc;biIfty
TODAY when prominent people ave dy-
ing land hundreds of thousands of common
people die of the same disease) we are told
that doctors disguise the fact that 1t is
Bright's disease of the kidneys and say that
they die Of paralysis, of apoplexy, of pneu
monia, of consumption, of general debility
of rheuma tsm. of blood poisoning, or of
some other of the names ofthe direct effects
of kidney disease. They are not the real
disease itself
We sometimes wonder if they avoid
stating the real cause of disease for fear
they will drive the public into patronage
of the only scientific proprietary specific
for kidney diseases and the thousands and
one diseases that originate in active kid
neys.
| We do not believe every advertisement
We read. Some people perhaps may regard
this article as an advertisement and will
not believe it, but we are candid enough
10 say that we believe the parties above
mentioned have stated their caes and prov
ed it, and under such circumstances the
public il uuwise if it is longer influenced BY
averse prejudice.